Health and fitness thread

[Cuthbert]

Originally Posted by Mindfulness

Google says protein isn't completely necessary for gains but probably best. I have been lifting constantly and just keeping the muscles ripped ...

l0l wot?

Post a link to what you read? Are you sure you're not confusing protein with protein powder?

[Mindy]

Originally Posted by Cuthbert

l0l wot?

Post a link to what you read?

is protein necessary for muscle growth? = google search

Protein and Muscle Building
Not necessarily. While you're working to build muscle with exercise, protein should make up 10 to 35 percent of total calories for adults. Keeping muscle mass, on the other hand, requires a lot less protein than building new muscle.

https://www.eatright.org/fitness/tra...20new%20muscle.



Ill still drinking protein though but just not a lot

[Cuthbert]

That's answering a different question.

Protein and Muscle Building

When building muscle, the more protein the better, right? Not necessarily

Well obviously you can overdo it.

You definitely need protein l0l. The bit you posted even says you need it.

[Mindy]

Originally Posted by Cuthbert

That's answering a different question.



Well obviously you can overdo it.

You definitely need protein l0l. The bit you posted even says you need it.

I'm doing 2 shakes a day, 3 max. 25mg of protein each shake...



175 mg (what the calculator says I should take), would be 7 shakes. At 170 calories each that would be 1190 calories of just protein...

[Cuthbert]

Originally Posted by Mindfulness

I'm doing 2 shakes a day, 3 max. 25mg of protein each shake...



175 mg (what the calculator says I should take), would be 7 shakes. At 170 calories each that would be 1190 calories of just protein...

That's about right though...

I don't understand why you're confused. You have to eat more than someone who isn't bodybuilding if you're trying to make your body grow.

Also you don't even need protein powder, it sounds a lot cos you're equating it to protein shakes. You get protein from fish, chicken, meat, eggs, cheese, nuts and so on?

175mg per day is easily doable over four or five small meals if you are using protein powder as well.

[Mindy]

Originally Posted by Cuthbert

That's about right though...

I don't understand why you're confused. You have to eat more than someone who isn't bodybuilding if you're trying to make your body grow.

Also you don't even need protein powder, it sounds a lot cos you're equating it to protein shakes. You get protein from fish, chicken, meat, eggs, cheese, nuts and so on?

175mg per day is easily doable over four or five small meals if you are using protein powder as well.

That's a good idea, I may buy some chicken and fish...

[adidasss]

Originally Posted by Cuthbert

That's about right though...

I don't understand why you're confused. You have to eat more than someone who isn't bodybuilding if you're trying to make your body grow.

Also you don't even need protein powder, it sounds a lot cos you're equating it to protein shakes. You get protein from fish, chicken, meat, eggs, cheese, nuts and so on?

175mg per day is easily doable over four or five small meals if you are using protein powder as well.

Who eats 5 meals per day? I mean meals, not snacks, because that's what would be necessary to achieve the protein input goal.

I've always struggled with the protein input, even with the protein shakes it is quite difficult, unless you completely dedicate your life to eating boring shit so you ingest enough protein which is not what I really want to do.

If you take that chicken has 27g of protein per 100g, it would mean that even if you eat half a kilo of chicken per day, you would still be short of the "recommended value", and half a kilo of chicken is a pretty enormous amount of chicken...per day, every day.

Dunno, obviously lots of people manage it quite fine...it's just not for everyone. And it's not that easy.

I've also found that putting more emphasis on the workout intensity and frequency gets better results than focusing more on the diet. But I get that may not be enough if you want to get really big. :/

[Cuthbert]

Originally Posted by adidasss

Who eats 5 meals per day?

People who wanna build muscle.

I mean meals, not snacks, because that's what would be necessary to achieve the protein input goal.

I've always struggled with the protein input, even with the protein shakes it is quite difficult, unless you completely dedicate your life to eating boring shit so you ingest enough protein which is not what I really want to do.

If you take that chicken has 27g of protein per 100g, it would mean that even if you eat half a kilo of chicken per day, you would still be short of the "recommended value", and half a kilo of chicken is a pretty enormous amount of chicken...per day, every day.

Dunno, obviously lots of people manage it quite fine...it's just not for everyone. And it's not that easy.

I've also found that putting more emphasis on the workout intensity and frequency gets better results than focusing more on the diet. But I get that may not be enough if you want to get really big. :/

4-5 small meals, not 5 three course meals consisting of chicken breast with an hour's prep each time.

A tin of tuna - 30g
A pot of cottage cheese - 30g
6 eggs - 30g approx
tin of sardines - 20g

Let's say you're using powder twice a day, that will add approx another 50g.

So you have 15g left, you are going to be eating veg I assume? Or porridge, or brown rice, or cereal, or nuts, or beans? There is protein in smaller amounts in other foods that you are going to be eating. 175g doesn't have to come from chicken breast only...

[Cuthbert]

Good luck

[The Batlord]

This fool on here tryin' to bulk up on Auschwitz rations.